NHER 3560 (Monument record) - Probable Roman villa

Roman villa. Site falls within large metal detecting scatter NHER 25765.

Pre 1931.
Roman sherds recorded - really Late Saxon?

1968-1969. Stray Find.
A range of finds were recovered by [1] in Willow Pit Field between 1968 and 1969. These finds were reported to the King's Lynn Museum and it appears that the majority were donated to the museum (KILLM : 1968.88 and KILLM : 1970.92). Finds from this field have been identified on the basis of either the field name or the grid reference listed. The finds reported to and/or held by the museum include:
1 prehistoric stone macehead with hour-glass perforation (KILLM : 1968.88.4), described in the museum records as made of a fine-grained brown stone. These simple maceheads are not closely datable, having been found in both Mesolithic and later prehistoric contexts.
Neolithic pottery sherds.
?Iron Age pottery sherds.
Roman pottery sherds, 2 tiles (KILLM : 1968.88.5; 1 with scored marking and 1 tegula) and 1 hypocaust tile (KILLM : 1968.88.16).
Early Saxon pottery sherds, including some stamped sherds. The sherds held by the KLM were examined by C. Dallas in 1973, who identified decorated sherds of a type that have been dated by Myres to the 5th-6th centuries.
1 Middle Saxon Ipswich ware pottery sherd (KILLM : 1970.92.4). Identified by C. Dallas in KLM collections.
Late Saxon pottery sherds. Much Thetford Ware was identified by C. Dallas in his examination of the KLM collections.
1 post-medieval copper alloy ring with further loop (KILLM : 1968.88.1).
1 undatable sharpening stone (KILLM : 1970.92).

It is also recorded in the file notes that "part of a kiln" was recovered in this field. This is probably the item in the KLM that is described as "kiln lining or daub from building" (KILLM : 1970.92.5). It should however be noted that the grid reference listed in the museum records ([2]) places this find in a field to the south-west (NHER 3565).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 December 2013.

1973. Excavation.
Excavation of villa produced Roman (S3) and Late Saxon (S7) metalwork, wallplaster etc.

1975. Metal detecting.
Roman metalwork. See drawings (S4)-(S6).

Pre 1976.
Jet beads found. See drawings (S8).

1983. Metal detecting.
Roman and medieval metalwork. See notes and rough sketches in file.

1984. Casual finds.
Samian ware and Roman coin.

1991.
Roman, medieval sherds found.

1991.
Roman tiles found. Geophysical survey, extending outside scheduled area.

See full details, (S1 and S2) in file.